A visit to the Rico Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Rico Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rico Cemetery:
37.6794, -108.0351
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rico Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rico Cemetery is located in Dolores County<2>.
The county seat for Dolores County is located in Dove Creek. Dove Creek lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<3> to the west of the Rico Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rico Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 18 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Rico Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rico Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hermosa Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hermosa Cemetery is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa Cemetery
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Cemetery
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheek Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nash Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- The Nash Cemetery is located in Dolores County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Cemetery
- Thompson Park Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Park Cemetery is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Park Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mancos Pioneer Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mancos Pioneer Cemetery is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancos Pioneer Cemetery
- The Mancos Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Mormon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2130961 <5>
- Webber Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hesperus Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- The Hesperus Cemetery is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperus Cemetery
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- The Green Mtn. Cemetery is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mtn. Cemetery
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Animas Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- The Animas Cemetery is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Cemetery
- Summit Ridge Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Summit Ridge Cemetery is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Ridge Cemetery
- The Summit Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Delores Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #405940 <5>
- Greenmount Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- The Greenmount Cemetery is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenmount Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Durango.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1013065 <5>
- Shreck Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shreck Cemetery is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreck Cemetery
- Peoples Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Peoples Cemetery is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Cemetery
- The Peoples Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963336 <5>
- Hay Gulch Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- The Hay Gulch Cemetery is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Gulch Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rico Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rico Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rico
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dunton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunton is located in Dolores County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunton
- Graysill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Graysill is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysill
- Ames ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ames is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Ophir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alta ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Rockwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Ilium
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ilium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
- Vance Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
- Mountain Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Vanadium ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vanadium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hermosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hermosa is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
- Telluride
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- Sawpit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Sawpit has also been known as:
- Saw Pit
- Silverton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pandora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pandora is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Placerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Tomboy ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tomboy is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomboy
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Rico Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dolores County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rico Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ophir
- Rico
- Rico lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Rico Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rico.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Sawpit
- Silverton
- Telluride
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Rico Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Colorado:
- Pages specific to Dolores County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Rico Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1794985 (Rico Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1794985 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Dolores
- Est. Elev: 2644 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rico
- Location given for Rico Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6794396 Lon: -108.0350727
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Dolores, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rico Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |